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Letter of Apostle Mark
An Intimate Review
Pt 6
By Lawrence DeMetrius

In [Mk 13:18-27] Apostle Mark writes that some Hebrew leaders did not believe in the idea of resurrection. Christ addressed their disbelief with a parable, which explained that their disbelief was due to not KNOWING the SCRIPTURES nor Yahweh’s POWER. [Mt 5:19; Hos 4:6; Isa 64:6] As noted by Apostle Matthew, they adopted and taught man-made traditions in place of Yahweh’s instructions. There are many who stand in the position of divine teachers and are not. This is why it is important for born-again believers to prayerfully continue in effective scriptural study. [Jn 6:44, 45; 8:31, 32, 36; II Tim 2:15, 26; 3:16-18; Rev 3:7, 8] It has always been a mandate of Yahweh for HIS worshipers to be focused on information provisioned by HIM through HIS scribes and prophets, from Enoch to Christ and His Original Apostles. This practice becomes increasingly vital as the Final Day of Judgment approaches. [Jos 1:8; Rm 10:9, 10, 14, 15, 17]

*know Gk #1492 eido (i-do) is means to…

• actively see which is to…
o perceive with the eyes or look at
o view, visit or attend as a spectator
o perceive things mentally, discern and understand
o construct a mental image of or visualize
o accept, imagine or to suppose as acceptable

• actively know which is to…
o perceive or understand as fact or truth
o apprehend clearly and with certainty
o have established and fixed in the mind or memory
o be cognizant or aware of
o be acquainted with as by sight, experience and report
o understand from experience or attainment
o be able to distinguish as one from another

*scriptures Gk #1124 graphe (graf-ay) it is a document, specifically the holy Writs, its contents and statements therein

*power Gk #1411 dunamis (doo-na-mis) it is…

• force which is…
o physical power or strength possessed by a living being
o strength exerted upon an object, physical coercion and violence
o energy and intensity
o efficacious power to influence, affect and control
o power to persuade and convince
o mental and moral strength

• miraculous power which is…
o ability to do, act and accomplish a thing
o strength, might and force
o authority, possession of control and command over others
o legal ability and capacity
o delegated authority granted to a person in a particular office or capacity

• a miracle itself which is…
o an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human and natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause
o such an effect and event manifesting or considered a work of God
o a wonder or marvel
o a wonderful or surpassing example of such quality

In [Mk 13:24] Apostle Mark presents a primary reason why disciples of Christ are given the Holy Ghost as a guide. First of all, the Holy Ghost only glorifies Yahweh’s Word and is commissioned to bring it back to the remembrance of HIS children, namely that taught by Christ. [Jn 14:26; 16:13; I Cor 2:4] Because many Hebrew leaders did not KNOW the SCRIPTURES as they should have, they also lacked knowledge of Yahweh’s POWER and PRINCIPLES. In [Mk 13:25] Christ expounds upon the subject of resurrection and the nature that righteous souls inherit when they transition to immortality.
The Greatest Commandments of All

In [Mk 12:28-34] Christ expounds upon the greatest of all divine commandments. He begins by commanding Israel and true believers to acknowledge that Yahweh ALONE is ONE LORD. [Rm 11:16-25; 4: 16, 17; Gal 3:8, 9; St Jn 1:12, 13; 6:37-40, 44, 45; 10:16] He reiterated that Adam is the father of all nations and that Yahweh was worshipped long before Israel was a nation. After declaring this truth, Jesus Christ explained that the only way one can LOVE Yahweh is with all of their HEART, SOUL, MIND and STRENGTH.

*love Gk #25 agapao (ag-ap-ah-o) to love in a social or moral sense which is to…
o have love or affection for
o have a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person
o have a strong liking for and to take great pleasure in
o need or require or greatly benefit from

*heart Gk #2588 kardia (kar-dee-ah) it is the heart and is figurative of one’s thoughts, feelings, mind and middle [Gen 2:7; Eccl 12:7; I Thes 5:23]

*soul Gk #5590 psuche (psoo-khay) it is breath as an implication of one’s spirit but abstractly and concretely the animal sentient principle only

• sentient (adj)
o having the power of perception by the senses or conscious
o characterized by sensation and consciousness

• sentient (noun)
o a person or thing that is sentient
o the conscious mind

*mind Gk #1271 dianoia (dee-an-oy-ah) it is…
• deep thought
• the faculty of the mind or its disposition
• by implication the exercising of the mind

*strength Gk #2479 ischus (is-khoos) it is forcefulness, ability, might and power

King David Acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ

In [Mk 12:35-37] Jesus Christ clarifies that even King David by unction of the Holy Ghost acknowledged the Person and Lordship of The Christ. [Ps 110; Lk 24:44]

Pretentious Leaders

In [Mk 12:38-40] Christ expounds upon those who desire high seats of leadership only for recognition and power. In this passage, Christ notes how such leaders practice crimes like DEVOURING the HOUSES of WIDOWS and conducting long prayers in PRETENCE. [Mt 5:19; 7:15-23]

*devour Gk #2719 katesthio (kat-es-thee-o) it means to eat down and devour which is to…
• hungrily, voraciously and ravenously swallow or eat up
• destructively, recklessly and wantonly consume
• engulf and swallow up
• take in greedily with the senses and intellect
• wholly engross and absorb

*widow Gk #5503 chera (khay-rah) it is a widow as lacking a husband

*house Gk #3614 oikia (oy-kee-ah) it is a residence, abode and domestic family

*pretence Gk #4392 prophasis (prof-as-is) it is an outward showing

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